Non-Massachusetts Residents

First-time, first-year domestic, out-of-state, international, New England Regional and/or Southern New Hampshire proximity residency undergraduate applicants are eligible to be considered for the scholarships listed in this section.

UMass Lowell offers the Legacy Scholarship to children and/or grandchildren of UMass Lowell graduates who live out of state. UMass Lowell offers this opportunity because we believe it is important to celebrate the past accomplishments to build the future for the next generation of River Hawks!

In addition to the tuition discount program, UMass Lowell offers a variety of scholarships to our first-time, first-year, New England Regional and Southern New Hampshire proximity eligible applicants of exceptional merit.

Awards: Scholarship amounts range from $2,500 to $10,000

The type and amounts of the award depends on a comprehensive evaluation of each year's applicant pool.

Open to All Residencies

RaiseMe Scholarship Program

UMass Lowell is a proud participant in the RaiseMe program. RaiseMe is a new site where any high school student in 9, 10, 11 or 12 grade, in the U.S., can automatically earn scholarship money for individual achievements all throughout high school. For more information please visit the UMass Lowell and RaiseMe website. Scholarship amounts vary.

Requirements:

Students must register their RaiseMe profile on or before Nov. 1 of their senior year.

Students must have a completed admissions application on file by the UMass Lowell admissions application deadline date and must be accepted into the University.

If a student is offered another UMass Lowell merit scholarship, the university will award either the RaiseMe scholarship or the UMass Lowell merit scholarship, whichever is of greater value.

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Scholarship

Scholarship requires a nomination from a teacher, principal, etc. Nominations are due by the following dates:

Early Action: November 15

Regular Decision: February 15

Additionally, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

Female

Be a first generation to college student

Identify as a member of an ethnic minority group

Additionally, the students:

Must have completed at least one PLTW course (strong preference will be given to students who have completed three PLTW courses)

Be nominated by a high school STEM teacher, guidance counselor or principal (one nomination per school, please.)

Have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0

Must apply for admission to a STEM program at UMass Lowell by the application deadline: Early Action- November 1, Regular Decision: February 1

The scholarship has a maximum award value of $5,000 for Massachusetts residents and $10,000 for out-of-state residents. It is renewable for four years of undergraduate study, provided a minimum GPA of 3.0 is maintained.

FIRST Robotics Competition

UMass Lowell has partnered with the USFIRST to offer an annual scholarship for students who have participated in the FIRST Robotics program.

Awards: Scholarship is worth up to half the amount of INSTATE mandatory fees.

Please Note: The scholarships listed on this page are not available to students enrolled in the Division of Online and Continuing Education (DOCE) and do not apply to DOCE courses. Scholarship information is subject to change depending on funding and quality of applicant pool.